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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
13
A reflective column argues children today read differently from earlier generations and cautions adults not to force them into traditional adult aims. It cites examples from Theodore Roosevelt and Woods around Oyster Bay, noting the innocence of youth and the enduring mystery of childhood.
In Washington and across the country a push grows for better opportunities for women through training and higher education. The article notes labor shortages and the rising role of women in professional fields, with references to Cornell home economics and trained women ready to enter the workforce.
A poem by Douglas Malloch explores endurance against harsh winter through vivid imagery. Posed as a contest with nature, it questions whether one will face the cold with courage or retreat, urging steadfast resolve as storms intensify and fate tests the will.
The text traces the name Ernestine through myth and history from eagle symbolism in Scotland to its spread in Germany and Bohemia. It notes variants like Arneldar Arneldur and Ernestine’s lineage to figures such as Annora and Maude de St. Valery, linking moonstone as her talisman and Sunday as a lucky day with yellow as her color.
Fragmented OCR reveals a 1941 Worlers Nuwapapay Ulery page with recipe fragments for Pimento Cheese and Fried Chicken with Boiled Rice, plus obscure lines about wine and altars. It shows a mix of dish instructions, ingredient hints, and odd insertions, reflecting a cookbook page with scattered notes and copyright notice.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn that sheep-killing dogs pose a major threat to the sheep industry. Such dogs kill sheep and recruit others, often attacking at night and remaining difficult to catch. The advisory calls for no mercy and for killing these dogs as soon as their habits are known.
The art of feeding beef cattle for market is a skilled task requiring knowledge of feed values, animal nutrition, and sound business sense. Producers must aim for uniform appearance and quality, with high market readiness, to earn prices that reward time and outlay.
In dry pastures hogs need water not only to drink but to cool their bodies. Muddy wallows and frequent troughs help them rid parasites and survive heat. Hogs should have shade and ample water to avoid torture by the sun and thirst.
Do not place newly purchased stock or borrowed stock for breeding with your herd. Isolate and quarantine such stock in separate pens for two weeks to prevent transmission to other pens. Use clean feeding and avoid mixing to prevent infection spread.
A fragmentary note discusses a boar separating from his herd, claimed to wield half the herd's strength and influence on profit over the years. It hints at enduring power beyond the group, though details are unclear.
One day a baseball manager gathered his players who had vaudeville experience in winter and told them to focus on baseball. He reminded them they are on the diamond, not on stage, and to avoid showboating on the way to first base. Rostow Trinsetipi notes.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims consistent quality in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents through Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York, urging readers to mention the paper.
The entomological branch of the Canadian Department of Agriculture reports insects cause massive crop losses, estimated at 125 million dollars. An "antwaste" research campaign seeks effective countermeasures while the botany branch claims savings of 40 million dollars yearly from efforts against late blight and rot in potatoes.
A fragment shows a mother and child near a storefront sign advertising children half price. It mentions Castoria and Fletcher's Castoria as a famous infant remedy used for over 30 years, with a casual shopper excitement about bargains in an urban street setting.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining the Eustachian Tube. When inflamed it causes rumbling or imperfect hearing and may destroy hearing if not treated. Halgs Catarrh Medicine acts through the mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal function. Circulars free. All druggists. Cheney & Co. Boston.
A fragment from a 19th century exchange features a tutor asking a boy if he knows who he is and a philosopher defining philosophy as one who refuses to worry about troubles. The dialogue centers on self knowledge and perspective through terse questions.
A man recalls paying thirty dollars for Panama lint and admitting his wife Jana claimed a three dollar profit after a clever bargain. She recounts an old clothes man offering five dollars for four new Panama items, saying she kept two dollars for herself. The tale comes from a New York Sun item.
A vintage Bayer advertisement warns customers to buy aspirin only from Bayer labeled packaging to ensure genuine medicine. It touts aspirin for cold, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, lumbago, and other pains. It notes that genuine Bayer aspirin is proven safe by millions and highlights small twelve tablet tins and larger packages.
An old man begs charity and recounts a life of savings lost to miscalculation. A woman questions his meaning as he laments life’s turns. The tale shifts to a discussion of mediums and belief, with a difficulty recalling events and a sister’s tale about a medium predicting a fate tied to travel.
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